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August 3, 2019
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Celebrating reading in Adirondacks
Road remake Bridge Road may be reconfigured for surroundings
Tri-County library system turns 65 in digital era
By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
CROWN POINT | A small section of Bridge Road near the Crown Point Historic Site may be reconfigured, depending on whether or not the project can get funding. The irony of the problem isn’t that the highway is too bad, it’s that it’s too good. Drivers crossing the Champlain Bridge, which has a speed limit of 45 mph, naturally accelerate on the New York side, where the road widens and is a straight shot into the Crown Point peninsula. It’s a productive area for police, who like to snag speeders who assume the speed limit is 55. In fact, the speed limit doesn’t increase, it actually drops to 30, which catches motorists heading in both directions unaware, said Christina Minkler, an engineer and vice president of JMT New York Inc. Residents say catching speeders in this stretch is like shooting fish in a barrel. The state says about 3,200 vehicles pass through the area each day. There as also a set of campground and visitor center entrances that can be confusing. The other problem is that Bridge Road, also known as Route 185, splits the Crown Point Historic Site in half, with a campground and historic lighthouse on one side, and the 18th century ruins of British and French forts on the other. Ideally, motorists will be less inclined to zip on by without realizing the importance of the ground they’re passing through.
By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
SCHROON LAKE | Small, rural libraries dot the North Country, not just lending books, but acting as research desks, art galleries, schools, continuing education centers, concert halls and social hubs dedicated to serving the people of Adirondack communities. Many hamlets that don’t even have a gas station have a library. » Libraries Cont. on pg. 7
Christina Minkler, an engineer and vice president of JMT New York Inc., stands with one of the options for reconfiguring Bridge Road. Photo by Tim Rowland “We’re trying to give people a sense of place, that this is an important place to be,” Minkler said. At a public hearing sponsored this month by the nonprofit Lakes to Locks Passage, Minkler said there are three potential options for improving the half-mile stretch. One would simply narrow the road lanes from 12 feet to 11 feet and narrow the shoulders from 12 feet to five feet. The more narrow shoulder would still be accommodating to bicycles, Minkler said. The other two options would divide the highway as it goes through the historic site with either raised or lowered medians with plantings to create a parkway feel. The costs are $820,000 for the first
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option, with the divided-highway options ranging from $1.6 million to $2.2 million. The speed limit would be unchanged, but there would be more posted warnings of a speed zone ahead. Crown Point Historic Site Manager Lisa Polay said she’s also hoping for better-marked pedestrian crossings. “Ideally we want to create a safe corridor,” she said. “Visitors don’t see a distinction between the site and the campground, and we need better places for people to cross safely.” A dropbox link to the proposals can be found at dropbox.com/s/ja295mtu4i7aje1/Bridge%20Rd%20Final%20 Draft%20Report%20and%20Appendices_Combined_5-30-19.pdf?dl=0. ■
CEFLS promotes libraries and the many free resources they offer at various community events. Here, youth services specialist Karen Batchelder is shown providing a craft activity at the Kids’ Carnival at Plattsburgh City Recreation Center. Photo provided
School to participate in college, absenteeism concerns By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
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START YOUR ENGINES! Love affair with autos at Ti car show By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
Crown Point Superintendent Shari Brannock and Principal Tara Celotti are working on a program to address ruralschool problems. Photo by Tim Rowland CROWN POINT | Crown Point, like many rural school systems, has had success getting its students into college. The problem is keeping them there. For some the trouble may be financial, for others it may be social — going from a small, supportive community into a large, competitive environment can be daunting. Some are the first in their families to go to college and do not have a tradition of collegiate success or a parent who has been to college and can offer guidance. » College concerns Cont. on pg. 2
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TICONDEROGA | The death of the automobile is greatly exaggerated, at least in the eyes of enthusiasts who will converge for the 27th-annual Ticonderoga Area Car Show on Sunday, Aug. 4, in Ticonderoga’s Bicentennial Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A number of awards are given out including Fabulous 50, Top 25 and an array of special awards including Best of Show Car, Best of Show Truck, Best of Show Motorcycle, Best of Show Display, 1 Super Wheels Prize Package, Trail Riders Choice, Fans Choice, Most Radical Engine, Most
Likely To Get Pulled Over, Best Color Scheme, Favorite Antique and Best Work In Progress. Awards/plaques have been custom designed for the 2019 Ticonderoga Area Car Show and reflect the Ticonderoga Area. In an age of Uber, there has been much discussion about millennials and their ambivalence toward the rolling sheet metal. But Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Matthew Courtright said interest in the show has remained strong over the years, attracting fans and participants from throughout the Northeast. Courtright said the chamber has turned the show over to Adirondack Trail Riders, a local snowmobile club that provides groomed, marked trails for snowmobile use and recreation. According to a chamber press release, “the Adirondack Trail Riders are dedicated to providing quality snowmo-